English I
Course Description:
English I provides opportunities to expand and strengthen writing and reading and thinking skills. Students will work with 2 thematic units of study in each semester. Usage and mechanical skills are taught in the context of composition.
Units Covered:
- Tolerance
- Identity
- Relationships
- Intro to Writing
Literary Resources:
Who Am I anthology
Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes – Chris Crutcher
A Child Called It – Dave Pelzer
Anthem – Ayn Rand - Honors
Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
A Farewell to Manzanar – Jeanne Houston and David Houston